Pope Leo XIV issues first encyclical calling for AI regulation.
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Pope Leo XIV issues first encyclical calling for AI regulation.

Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, titled "Magnifica Humanitas," on May 25, addressing the ethical challenges of artificial intelligence. He called for AI to be "disarmed" and subjected to robust international regulation to prevent it from becoming an instrument of domination, exclusion, and death. The document warns against entrusting lethal decisions to autonomous systems and critiques the concentration of AI power in the hands of a few wealthy actors.

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Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI
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Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI
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Most outlets echo the pope's call to disarm AI and regulate lethal autonomous weapons. Some highlight the flash point with the Trump administration, while others frame the encyclical as a moral benchmark for policymakers.
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THE LEFT7 outlets · mostly critical
“Another Pope Leo warned about modernization — in 1891”
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“Pope Calls for Robust Regulation of AI and Its Human Developers”
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“What has Pope Leo warned about AI – and why that’s significant” · PBS NewsHour, Al Jazeera, Globe and Mail, AP News, Reuters, Semafor, The Hill, Politico, Le Monde

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NPRNPR Pope Leo takes aim at big tech in sweeping encyclical on AI 109d ago ATLThe Atlantic Pope Leo’s Unsettling Vision of the AI Future 109d ago HPHuffPost Pope Leo's New Major AI Warning Sets Up Fresh Clash With Donald Trump 109d ago CNNCNN 5 things to know for May 26: Pope Leo on AI, Texas runoffs, Iran negotiations, New Orleans, Chemical tank scare 109d ago WPWashington Post Another Pope Leo warned about modernization — in 1891 110d ago
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ABCABC News WATCH: Pope warns AI ‘needs to be disarmed’ 108d ago NBCNBC News Vance calls Pope Leo’s AI warnings ‘profound’ 108d ago
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PBSPBS NewsHour Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity 109d ago APAP News Pope calls for robust regulation of AI in manifesto that ponders the future of humanity RReuters Pope, urging AI regulation, warns some weapons now beyond human control 110d ago SEMSemafor Pope calls for ‘disarming’ of AI in first encyclical 109d ago HThe Hill Pope Leo manifesto: World leaders should be ‘slowing things down’ on AI 108d ago PPolitico Why the AI encyclical isn’t just hot air 108d ago
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FTFinancial Times Pope Leo says AI ‘needs to be disarmed’ 109d ago
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WEWashington Examiner Pope Leo urges significant regulation to disarm AI 109d ago BBreitbart Pope Calls for Robust Regulation of AI and Its Human Developers 109d ago FOXFox News Pope Leo warns AI risks becoming tool of 'domination, exclusion and death' in new encyclical 109d ago NYPNY Post Pope Leo calls for robust regulation of AI, pondering the future of humanity in first encyclical 109d ago NRNational Review Protecting Humanness from AI 106d ago
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AJAl Jazeera What has Pope Leo warned about AI – and why that’s significant 108d ago GMGlobe and Mail Pope Leo denounces ‘culture of power’ driving AI race, calls for regulation 109d ago LMLe Monde Pope Leo XIV calls for 'disarming AI' 109d ago
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The encyclical sets up a flash point with the Trump administration over AI deregulation.
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